the pain
in my leg
cannot stop
the pounding
of my heart
as I walk
toward you
a heart
from Moral Proverbs & Folk Songs by Antonio Machado
Pay attention now:
a heart that’s all by itself
is not a heart.
translated by Robert Bly
the shape of my heart: a haiku
a deflated fist
leaking puddles of blood on
the floor at your feet